Doupo: I'm just an alchemist

Chapter 42 Cultivation
"Teacher, if I can refine the tranquility pill, can I be considered a first-grade alchemist?"

Xiao Yan took out the recipe for the elixir that he had carefully preserved, as well as the bottles of tranquility water in his storage ring that had helped him through those dark years.

"Tranquility Pill? Of course. Why, after watching it for so many years, you want to try it?"

"Wait a little longer. Only after becoming an alchemist will you understand how difficult it is to create a recipe like the Tranquility Pill like Nangong Wuxin did."

Xiao Yan shook his head. The more he grew up, the more he realized how ridiculous it was for him to be on par with such a person.

Two people took the same test, one scored 99 points and the other scored 100 points. Some people called both of them geniuses.

In fact, the person who got 99 points in the exam knew in his heart that he got 99 points because his ability was only 99 points.

That person got a perfect score on the test because the paper was only worth a perfect score.

That paper could not clearly show the gap between the two people.

"Nangong Wuxin, that kid is indeed a good seedling. He's already a fifth-rank alchemist at such a young age..."

"Teacher, if you had a choice, you would choose Nangong Wuxin as your student, right?"

"No, I would still choose you. Nangong Wuxin may appear young, but he's actually very cunning. He single-handedly brought the family to another level. People like him are definitely not as simple as they appear. In comparison, I prefer you, a straightforward little fellow."

"Teacher, doesn't this mean I'm stupid?"

"Ahem, I didn't say that. You thought so."

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Practice.

Two words, nine strokes.

Nine, long.

Cultivation is not a one-day job, but a long-term persistence.

It sounds easy, but it's harder than it is.

In the extraordinary world, not everyone can devote themselves wholeheartedly to spiritual practice.

Eating, drinking, and having fun may be more tempting and attractive because of the supernatural powers.

The practice is boring, there is no progress bar, and it takes more than a month to break through a small realm, and it is not certain to break through within two months.

After a month of hard training, can’t you relax a little?

I've rested for two days, so it doesn't matter if I rest for two more days. I've been practicing for a month anyway.

It's not impossible to come for two more days, let's play for two more days...

Another girl came to Yihongyuan, she was so beautiful!

She's a fighter too. Girls with cultivation are all exceptionally beautiful, and their temperament is different from those of ordinary women. I must spend a night with this girl no matter what.

If not today, then tomorrow!
What? That girl only takes one client a month and spends the rest of her time practicing?

Well, speaking of which, I have been playing for half a year now, and it seems that I need to practice

What! A girl at the Fighter level has also come to Anle Pavilion?

Let’s practice tomorrow, I have to go and take a look today!

In this way, what’s the use of having good talent if it’s not practiced often?
This is also why, when many powerful people recruit students, they value character the most, and aptitude comes second.

A person who is greedy for pleasure will be like a piece of mud that cannot climb up the wall no matter how good things are given to him!

Five months, one hundred and fifty days of constant practice, is nothing to the students in the inner courtyard.

There may not be many true geniuses in the inner courtyard, but there are definitely many hard-working geniuses!
It’s a pity that hard work determines a person’s lower limit, while talent determines a person’s upper limit.

Some people practiced hard for five months before breaking through from a nine-star fighter to a one-star great fighter.

Some people practiced hard for five months and broke through from three-star Dou Ling to eight-star Dou Ling.

"No, I'm a nine-star Dou Ling now." After taking a Qingling Zixin Pill and refining it, in just a moment, Nangong Wuxin's aura had reached the nine-star Dou Ling realm.

Nangong Wuxin produced the fourth-grade elixir, Hanbing Lingyuan Dan, every day. He practiced the intermediate earth-level martial arts and had good talent. As a result, he completed the journey that many inner court students would take years to complete in just less than half a year.

During this period, he even trained three more people with the same treatment.

After taking off the fire energy crystal card, Nangong Wuxin once again felt grateful for his identity as an alchemist.

Fifty-four hundred points.

"Hiss! It's so damn dark!"

Nangong Wuxin couldn't help but complain. He had used more than 4,600 fire energies in five months.

But think about it, who can practice continuously like him without worrying about the accumulation of the flame violent factor and forming fire poison?

Although the Ice Spirit Yuan Pill is only a fourth-grade pill, the effect it produces in the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower is no worse than that of a fifth-grade pill, and is even better.

As he walked out of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, the moment the bright sunlight shone on his body, Nangong Wuxin felt as if he was in another world.

These days, even on the first few days of each month when he was refining medicine, he would go out early and come back late. The rest of the time he would be in the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower. When he was hungry, he would eat fasting pills, and when he was thirsty, he would drink tranquility water.

Feeling the abundant power in his body, Nangong Wuxin felt that it was all worth it.

"Eh~ I don't think I've taken a shower in the past five months..."

After returning to the attic, Nangong Wuxin took a good bath and changed into new clothes. He felt like he was alive again.

Zi Nu helped Nangong Wuxin tidy up some of the edges and corners of his clothes. Looking at such a handsome master, she couldn't help but blush.

"Azi, thank you for your hard work during this period."

Nangong Wuxin patted Zi Nu's shoulder with one hand, and used the other hand to tidy up her hair, then gently held her in his arms.

With the solid and hot chest pressed against her face, Zi Nu softened all of a sudden and leaned against Nangong Wuxin, quietly enjoying this peaceful time.

"With the master's reputation, there is no trouble. I haven't had to work too hard."

"I know everyone's contribution in our family. There's no need to be modest. Whatever you do is done. I see it all."

Family?
When Zi Nu heard this word, she was struck by lightning and was completely stunned.

Our family, it seemed like this was the first time she heard this word.

Born into the Zhou royal family in the late Warring States Period, this princess seemed to be isolated from her "family".

Ever since she could remember, she knew that she could not have her own family like ordinary women.

Unexpectedly, after being favored by the gods, she ascended to the Douqi Continent.

I thought it would be a day of misery, but it turned out to be a kind and generous master.

Although he was nominally the master, he was never treated as a slave.

She is very beautiful, but she doesn't force herself, she just speaks a few sweet words occasionally.

Instead, they gave her enough respect, treated her as a human being, and gave her the master's surname.

Now, she is treated as a member of the family by her master. What an honor it is!
This is an extremely noble sixth-grade alchemist, an eighteen-year-old sixth-grade alchemist!

Even in this Douqi Continent, there are probably countless women fighting for the chance to be this lord's concubine or maid, right?
However, she was treated as a family member by her master... Zi Nu couldn't help but shed two crystal tears.

　Regarding Han Feng's alchemist level, the original novel has always said that Han Feng is a sixth-grade alchemist, but he took out a Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill for auction, and many people said that Han Feng got it by licking Yao Lao's box.

　　Let's use this statement here. Han Feng is a sixth-grade senior alchemist who can refine the Sect Breaking Pill, but the success rate is not very high.

　　This was evident from the exchange between Elders Jin and Yin and Han Feng. If Han Feng could easily refine the Sect Breaking Pill, he wouldn't have been so lenient in his demands. After all, there was no other way to get two peak Dou Huang masters to obey his orders except the Sect Breaking Pill.

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　　Then, the author will describe the protagonist's awesomeness from Xiao Yan's perspective, using a subtle contrasting technique. I think everyone should understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)